A Post-Conference Letter - INA15 in the Philippines
Nannoplankton colleagues from all over the world travelled to the sandy carbonate shores of Bohol in the Philippines
to attend the 15th Meeting of the International Nannoplankton Association (INA15). The meeting proper was held at theSouth Palms Resort on Panglao Island, Bohol on March 7 to 16, 2015. This is the second time the INA meeting was heldin Asia, following the first one in Yamagata, Japan in 2010.
This biennial conference, started in 1985, plays a critical role in the sharing of new research and maintaining relationships among our small but global community of specialists. INA15 was organized by the Nannoworks Laboratory
team at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, led by Alyssa Peleo-Alampay and Allan Fernando, along with theirteam of eager graduate students from their research laboratory. The conference was sponsored by the University of thePhilippines (UP) System through the Office of International Linkages of the Office of the Vice President for Academic
Affairs, UP Diliman, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), as well as private institutions such as Sigmatech,
Inc., SMART Communications, Inc. and the International Nannoplankton Association Foundation.
A pre-conference fieldtrip in the province of Bohol showcased the long history, fascinating wildlife, and beautiful geology of the island, as well as the sun-filled crystal waters, robust coral cover, and aquatic life in the Balicasag MarineSanctuary. During the Opening Ceremony (complete with local music and dance performances), Bohol Governor, Hon.
Edgar Chatto and the President of the INA, Dr. Jeremy Young, from University College, London, welcomed the participants, which included 79 nannoplankton scientists from 23 countries,
The INA15 conference consisted of several key elements. Five technical sessions were held covering a wide range of topics,
including ‘Micropaleontolofgy and the IODP’, ‘Taxonomy & Evolution’, ‘Advances in Nannofossil Biostratigraphy’, ‘Recent
Nannoplankton/Coccolithophores: Biogeography and Ecology’ and ‘Paleoclimate Studies’. Five keynote talks were given bysome of our esteemed colleagues Drs. Claudia Agnini, Isabella Raffi, Richard Denne, Luc Beaufort and Jorijntje Henderiks.
The conference also included three organized workshops, a poster session, a conference lunch sponsored by UP Diliman
and a conference dinner sponsored by the Office of the Governor of Bohol Province. A total of 43 oral presentations and42 scientific posters were presented during the technical sessions. Awards were given at the end of the technical sessions
for the best student oral and poster presentations. Bianca Ausin of the University of Salamanca, Spain won the award
for Best Student Oral Presentation. Emilia Rut Belia from Loma Linda University, California and Jaan Ruy Nogot fromNIGS, University of the Philippines, Diliman bagged the award for the Best Student Poster Presentations.
The highly successful conference closed with forty-five of the participants heading to Puerto Princesa, Palawan for athree-day geologic post-conference fieldtrip. The lucky participants visited the area of the Puerto Princesa SubterraneanRiver National Park and Ugong Rock, as well as a tour of the reefal islands in Honda Bay.

Participants of the 15th Conference of the International Nannoplankton Association in South Palms Resort, Panglao, Bohol.

Jaan Ruy Nogot (left) a Filipino graduate student from the University of the Philippines and Emilia Rut Belia (right) from Loma Linda University,
California bagged the award for the Best Student Poster. The awards were presented by Dr. David Watkins (center) of the University of Nebraska atLincoln, past INA President and Chair of the Awards Committee.

INA15 participants pose for a photo at the entrance of the Puerto Princesa Subterranean National Park during the post-conference fieldtrip in Palawan.

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Tsutsui and Jordan

Pre-registration is now open!!
http://www.ina16athens.com/

It’s going to be a great meeting Time to start planning!

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Advanced Nannoplankton Studies through Geological Time:
GEObiology, Environment and Industrial Applications

FIRST CIRCULAR / PRE-REGISTRATION
Dear Nannoplankton Researchers, Micropaleontologists, Marine Geologists, Biologists, Biostratigraphers and friends!!!
We have the pleasure to invite you to the INA 16 in ATHENS, Greece, 24–28 SEPTEMBER 2017
Organizer
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment (http://www.geol.uoa.gr/index.php/en)
MARIA TRIANTAPHYLLOUNational and Kapodistrian Universityof Athens (mtriant@geol.uoa.gr)
LUC BEAUFORTCEREGE/CNRS Université Aix-MarseilleConvenors
JEREMY YOUNG
University College London
Scientific Committee
DAVE BORD
ΑLS Limited

TIMOTHY BRALOWER
Pennsylvania State University

ELISABETTA ERBA
Unversita degli Studi di Milano

KYOKO HAGINO
Kochi Core Center

ELISA MALINVERNO
Unversita degli Studi di Milano Bicocca

IAN PROBERTCNRS/UPMC, Station Biologique de Roscoff

ROSALIND RICKABY
University of Oxford

EMMA SHELDON
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

JEAN-SELF-TRAIL
U.S. Geological Survey

DAVID K. WATKINS
University of Nebraska

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INA16 Conference Details

The Conference
INA16 will emphasize on Advanced Nannoplankton studies through Geological Time embraced with state-of-the art geobiologicalresearch.
Main provisional objectives:• Ocean acidification and beyond - understanding coccolithophore physiology• Nannofossil biostratigraphy - challenges, innovations and developments• Coccolithophores and environmental change - responses and records• Coccolithophore ecology - insights from seasonality and biogeography on local and global scales• Palaeoceanography of the Indian Ocean and the West Pacific - results from recent IODP cruises
Our city
Athens is one of the world’s oldest cities, constantly inhabited since the Neolithic age. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state, a centre
for the arts, learning and philosophy, the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy; the monuments and museums fromthis era make it a very special place to visit. Acropolis, the trademark of Athens, is nominated to be one of the 7 wonders of modern world.
The Holy Rock of Acropolis dates back to the 5th BC, the famous Golden Age of Periklis. Athens met times of bloom and decline, but
still shines under the Attic sky gazing the future. Nowadays, it is a lively large cosmopolitan metropolis with numerous friendly bars andrestaurants. Athens city is famous, more than any other European capital, for its nightlife, with entertainment options that satisfy all tastes.
Our Venue
DIVANI PALACE ACROPOLIS Hotel
http://divaniacropolishotel.com/eng
Divani Palace Acropolis is a 5-star hotel enjoying a priceless location right by the world-famous Acropolis, the perfect place to savor
Athens fascinating history.
Daily rate
Single Standard:
Euro 140
Double Standard:
Euro 150
Rates are inclusive of American Buffet Breakfast and taxes 13.57%.
REGISTRATION for ACCOMMODATION in our venue is available at: https://divanipalaceacropolis.reserve-onlinenet/?bkcode=
INACNF17&checkin=2017-09-24
Our post-conference field trip: A transverse along the Corinth Gulf Rift to Zakynthos Island is planned from 29 September toOctober 2/2017:
The Corinth Gulf (central Greece) is one of the fastest extending regions worldwide (~15mm/yr) forming an outstanding setting forstudying active faults and Quaternary sequences.
On Zakynthos Island (Ionian Sea), a spectacular Early-Middle Pleistocene (2.6 up to 0.6Ma) marine sedimentary sequence is exposed
onshore due to tectonic uplift. The sequence includes unconformities related to sea level lowstands, whereas biostratigraphy andmagnetostratigraphy document major boundaries such as the Jaramillo, The Cobb Mountain, the Olduvai and Brunhes. In addition,
Cretaceous- Pliocene deposits are easily accessible all over the island, including Messinian gypsum and Lago Mare outcrops.
For modern coccolithophore lovers, the beautiful green island would be a paradise as it is surrounded by the clear blue water of theIonian Sea (http://www.zakynthos.net.gr/).
Please declare your interest by filling the PRE-REGISTRATION FORM.
Important deadlines, abstract instructions and details about registration fees payment way will be announced to you soon!
Feel free to contact us at ina16hellas@gmail.com for any queries.
We are looking forward to see you in ATHENS!!!
MARIA, JEREMY